{"id":81864,"date":"2025-08-19T18:53:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T18:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/81864\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T18:53:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T18:53:07","slug":"pro-cyclists-advocacy-group-slams-debacle-at-tour-de-romandie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/81864\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro cyclist\u2019s advocacy group slams debacle at Tour de Romandie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Cyclists\u2019 Alliance is condemning what it calls a mishandling of events at the <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingmagazine.ca\/sections\/news\/tour-de-romandie-organizers-blast-uci-and-worldtour-teams\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tour de Romandie F\u00e9minin<\/a>, after 30 riders were disqualified from one of the last WorldTour stage races of the season.<\/p>\n<p>The advocacy group, which represents women\u2019s professional cyclists worldwide, said athletes were kept in the dark as a dispute between teams and the UCI over new tracking requirements spiralled into widespread disqualifications.<\/p>\n<p>The drama of Stage 1<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome riders only found out that they would not race on the morning of Stage 1,\u201d the group said in a statement, calling the situation unfair to those still seeking contracts for next season.<\/p>\n<p>The Alliance stressed that while the dispute was technically between teams and cycling\u2019s world governing body, the consequences fell directly on the riders \u2014 and they should have been consulted throughout.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingmagazine.ca\/sections\/news\/heartbreak-for-urska-zigart-in-finale-of-tour-de-romandie-feminin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Heartbreak for Ur\u0161ka \u017digart in finale of Tour de Romandie F\u00e9minin<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRiders have a right to be informed about situations and decisions that will materially impact them and their career,\u201d the statement said. It also flagged concerns about how personal and performance data is collected and used in the name of safety.<\/p>\n<p>The UCI has defended the tracking measure as part of a broader push to improve race safety. But the Alliance argues safety initiatives should be pursued \u201cthrough consultation, collaboration and communication with riders and teams,\u201d rather than imposed without dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>Moving forward for common goals<\/p>\n<p>Despite the controversy, the group said it shares the governing body\u2019s ultimate goal. \u201cEvery stakeholder in cycling can agree that we all want safer races. This is a common goal,\u201d the Alliance noted. \u201cSafer cycling is a win-win-win for all stakeholders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For Canadian cyclists, two key riders were unable to compete in a race that would have suited them. Lidl\u2013Trek\u2019s Bella Holmgren did not start, nor did Magdeleine Valli\u00e8res of EF Education \u2013 Oatly. It was a pity for both talented riders.<\/p>\n<p>Founded and led by former and current professionals, the Cyclists\u2019 Alliance advocates for fair working conditions, equal opportunity and a sustainable future for women in the sport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Cyclists\u2019 Alliance is condemning what it calls a mishandling of events at the Tour de Romandie F\u00e9minin,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":81865,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[445],"tags":[49,48,635,82],"class_list":["post-81864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-cycling","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81864"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81864\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}